Dodgers 2, Mets 1

Steve Trachsel continues to have some pretty rotten luck. Before I elaborate, let me just say that it's rather difficult to find Run Support numbers on the internet. ESPN.com will give me the league leaders, but if I want anyone else, I'm apparently out of luck. So, I'm going to have to improvise. Trachsel has started seven games and his record stands at just 0-2 after tonight. Maybe it'd be easiest if I make a chart, so here goes. The following chart displays the number of runs the Mets scored, the number of runs Trachsel gave up, the number of runs the bullpen gave up and the result for each game started by Trachsel. (My chart sucks, but I can't figure out how to fix it with this goofy Blogger pseudo-HTML, so just scroll down ya lazy bastard.)

Date	Mets Runs	Trachsel Runs	Bullpen Runs	Result
4/3	3	5	1	L 6-3 (Trachsel 0-1)
4/9	2	1	2	L 3-2 (Mike Stanton 0-1)
4/14	3	3	2	L 5-3 (Scott Strickland 0-1)
4/19	5	4	2	L 6-5 (Armando Benitez 0-3)
4/25	4	3	0	W 4-3 (Stanton 1-2)
5/1	5	5	1	L 6-5 (Strickland 0-2)
5/7	1	2	0	L 2-1 (Trachsel)

So the Mets have scored an average of 3.28 runs per Trachsel start. I think the actual "Run Support" statistic factors in IP and when the runs were scored, so it's probably a bit higher, as is Trachsel's ERA, due to his not having pitched more than six innings before tonight. Add to that the fact that Mets relievers have ten decisions this year and five of them have occurred in games started by Trachsel, and you've got a guy whose record should look a little better than 0-2. Baseball Prospectus' 'Support Neutral Win-Loss' stats had him at (1.3-2.8) prior to this game, and I would imagine this performance would inch him closer to Support Neutral .500.

The Mets scored their run in the first inning when Roberto Alomar led off with a double and later scored when Cliff Floyd grounded into a double play. Hideo Nomo shut them down the rest of the way, giving up just 3 hits and four walks before the bullpen finished off the last 1 2/3 innings.

Tomorrow, Tom Glavine tries to save the day yet again, going for his fifth win of the season against Kaz Ishii.  ¶ joe | 11:07 PM |